Day 4

After a long and interesting day at church, we went pool hopping at Disney's Old Key West Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort.  The water slides were the shiz.

She is ...

Crop me out of this pic.

We rode Tram and explored the Grand Floridian Resort.  It was classy.

At the Polynesian Resort

Florida Sunset.  Since I got home on Tuesday (to Nevada), I have been mourning the green and lush of Florida.

My favorite pic of the trip.

Day 3

On Saturday, we went to St. Petersburg, I mean, Clearwater Beach.  Supposedly, it is supposed to take an hour and a half to get there.  It took us four.  Hannah was getting frustrated, but I was as happy as a bee.  I kept thinking how lucky I was to spend so much quality time with Han.

I thought this was a neat picture.

You may need a magnifying glass for this one.

"Tips for the alien"

Day 2

John got us into Hollywood Studios and Epcot.

This is us waiting for John.

My very first Kitchen Sink (Eight Scoops of Ice Cream served with all the Toppings in the house and a whole can of Whipped Cream)!  Oh Boy!

Can you tell I am tired?  I don't have enough brain power to elaborate.  At a later time.

Florida Adventures with Hannah! Day 1

After spending all day traveling, Hannah and I went to Cirque du Soleil-La Nouba.  Her friend got us light booth seats and gave us a backstage tour following the show. 

We were brought here to wait before being led to our seats.  Hannah promptly buckled-up.

The show was fanstastic.  Thank you Hannah!  Thank you Ryan!

After the show we walked around Downtown Disney.

I told him...

He looked at me like I had told a joke.  I said that I was serious.  He turned and walked away. 

We will see what lies ahead tomorrow.

I read the contract, and I have a few questions for Britta.  As soon as those are cleared up, it will be settled.

I told my managers today (REI).  They are excited for me; everyone is, except him.  It makes me sad. 

The Plan

Also subject to change.

I applied to teach in Taiwan for a six month period, but if I like it, I intend to stay an entire year.

I want to go to grad school in the fall 2011.  I decided on Social Work at BYU.  Hopefully they will take me.  I think that deep down, I know what I want.  It's when I process ideas with certain people that I get confused.

So, Taiwan is June 2010 to June/July 2011.
Grad School starts August/September.

It would be nice to vacation for two months in between taiwan and grad school, but knowing myself, that may be dangerous for my budget.  It would also be nice to get a job during that time.  But, no one hires someone that short a time, or at least I thought.

I came up with a brilliant solution.  As a teenager, I never had the opportunity to attend EFY.  I think you know where I am going with this.  I could apply to be an EFY counselor!  I don't know if they allow this, or if this is possible, but ideally I would do about 4 weeks of this.

So there you have it.  Pretty exciting, eh!

My Decision

(Subject to change, because let's be honest, I do that sometimes.)

I have decided that I am going to go to Taiwan.  I am really excited about it.  I got accepted into the program about two weeks ago, but I didn't want to plan on anything because I wasn't sure what to do about it.  I feel really comfortable with my decision.  

I realized the other day that I make decisions easier when I don't rely on certain people to help me know what to do.  Every time I do this, I end up more confused than I was before.  Other people are very supportive in whatever I choose to do, and provide a stress-free environment for me to process my thoughts.  Thank you Rachel, Perry, Hannah, Amber, and mom.

In my research, I came across this blog .  In this post, there is a video of what the school looks like, and also the apartment I would be living in (third video).  It really put my mind at ease being able to see it.

I am expected to receive my contract this week sometime.  As soon as I sign that, everything is final, I'm going.  Then I apply for a working visa, attend training in mid-late June, and leave for my adventure in the last few days in June.

In the mean-time, I am going to visit family and friends.  Hannah is this week.  I am so excited to her!!!!!!!!!  I love my Hannah!

The beginning of June, I plan on visiting Rachel/Perry/Baby Grant and Amber/Jason/Trey.